SAFELY BURIED ~ IN PAPERBACK, ON KINDLE

We’re thrilled to announce that “Safely Buried,” the John Pesta murder mystery serialized here on Fine Words Butter No Parsnips, is now available on Amazon.com in paperback and on the Kindle e-book reader. The cover illustration is by Maureen O’Hara Pesta, of course.

Many of you have told us that you enjoyed reading the novel, and your positive feedback encouraged us to publish it as a book. Thank you very much.

Click here to see the brand new Amazon page for “Safely Buried.” A paperback makes the perfect gift, as they say. And if you’ve enjoyed the story, please consider leaving a review on Amazon to let the world know!

Sincerely,
John, Maureen, Jesse and Abigail
The Fine Words Butter No Parsnips Team

 

 

SAFELY BURIED: A MURDER MYSTERY

by John Pesta

John Pesta’s mystery, “Safely Buried,” is now available for purchase as a paperback at Amazon.com and in the Kindle e-book store. The novel was first serialized here on Fine Words Butter No Parsnips in 2010.

Chapter One, "A Woman in a Cast," follows:

It was ten at night. I had just come off I-65, and my high beams lit her up from behind. She was walking along the road between dark, endless cornfields, and her right leg was in a cast. She wore denim shorts and a yellow tank top that didn’t quite reach the shorts. Without crutches, she moved as fast as she could on the gravelly shoulder. She would take a long step with her good leg, stiffly swing the cast forward the same distance, and immediately start the next step. Tilting jerkily, she looked as if she would fall with every stride. I crossed the centerline to give her more room to fall. Just as I was about to pass her, she glanced over her shoulder and stuck out a thumb.

I thought her car must have broken down back up the road. But if that was the problem, why hadn’t she stayed there instead of striking out for Campbellsville, eight miles away? I was tempted to keep on going—I didn’t make a habit of picking up hitchhikers. But there she was, nearly helpless. How could I leave her out here in the middle of nowhere?